Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-14
THE NORTH STATE.
IMPORTANT ACTION or TaE STATE
BoAGD OF AgRIcULTuRE.
Analysis of Ores. 60 The Decision In
tho Local-0ption Case
Current News.
Especial telegram to the Dispstch.l

RALEIGH. N. c., July 13.-The Com
missioner Of Agriculture OF South Caro-
lima has accepted the invitation to
deliver the address to the Farmers
Encampment at Mount Holly.
The State Board of Agriculture met
again to-day and heard the report OF
State Chemist Dabney. The board
discussed at some length the question:
Of analysis of mineral waters and ores.
At the last meeting the board had de-
cided to no longer permit such analyses
made. il view of the limited funds, un-
der the new law. but to-day this action
WAS reversed. and the analysis will now
be made. All requests for such analysis
are to be sent to the Executive Com
mittee of the board, which will take
action as the case merits.
The balance due the colored State
Fair Association was ordered to be paid.
The board made an appropriation OF
$500 for the support of the Agricul-
tural Department until the end OF the
fiscal wear, which is November 18th.
The publication of volume second OF
Kerr's geological survey OF the State,
edited by Professor Holmes, was or
dered, and three thousand copies will
be issued.
The scholarship in the New York Col
lege Of Veterinary Surgary was accept
cd in the name of the State. There
will be a competitive examination and
the successful applicant will he appoint
cd by the Government.
The salary of First-Assistant- Che
mist Herbert Battle was increased to
&l,0O0.
S. b. Alexander, OF Mccklenburg
county. was elected a member OF the
Executive Committee.
Myrow Whitney, manager of the
State experiment farm, rendered his
resignation. 1t is not at all probable
that the board will accept it.
The State flags on the Capitol to-day
were at half-mast in memory OF ex-'
Lieutenant Governor James l.. Robin
son.
Yesterday while a force of men were
blasting OH mountain side near Ashe-
vile heavy mass of stone was blown
high in the air and fell on the roof of a
house, which it smashed entirely to the
floor. Fortunately no one hurt.
Members of the Board OF Trustees
of the agricultural College spent con-
siderable time to-day with two srchl-
tects, and made suggestions about the
plans for that institution.
THE QUESTION OF sPIRITUoUs LIQUORS.
The special verdict yesterdayin Wake
Superior Court, in the case of Giersch,
indicted for selling beer and wine in
Raleigh, "dry " town, is bombshell
in the ranks of the Prohibitionists.
The Judge, speaking of the multitude
of suits for violation of the law, or
dored that hereafter the informer be
marked as party prosecutor, so as to
save the county from the burden of
costs. The case goesup to the Supreme
Court The dictum of that court (Which
excited so much comment and which
caused this test case to he made) WIS
that beer and wine are not spirltuous
LIQUORS. So said Judge Merrimon, also,
Yesterday in his ruling in the Superior
Court 1t is claimed that the case will
be decided squarely by the Supreme
Court in favor of the sale OF beer and
wine as not "spirituous liquors in the
terms of the act under which the local
option elections were held, the first
Monday in June, at so many points in
the State. So the case is not of mere
local importance.